Speaker Biograghy: Elisabeth has been Delegate for sustainable development of Paris-CDG Airport since September 2007. She is in charge of the relationships with regional and local authorities and elected officials, chambers of commerce, economic development agencies and socio-professional representatives. She coordinates for ADP the partnerships in the economic and social fields with the regional and local actors. Specifically, within the Hubstart Paris Region, the alliance in charge of promoting the Paris-CDG Airport Area, she is a Member of the Board of Directors, President of the Sustainable Airport Areas Commission. In her 30+ years of working with ADP, she has held numerous jobs from strategy to real estate and operations. She graduated from HEC Business School and Paris Institute for Political Studies. She has been awarded the French Chevalier Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur. She has been appointed Foreign Trade Advisor.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

11:00 - 11:30 - Airport areas: the necessary change in the development paradigm
Synopsis: The historical development model was based on high carbon economy and massive resources consumption. There is a growing general awareness that this kind of development is neither possible nor desirable in the long term. These issues need to be specifically addressed in airport areas due to their quick economic growth and the territorial impact of the development. The resolution of these issues is now a condition of economic attractiveness and social acceptance for the airport areas. So the airport areas development model is actually changing. A wide range of initiatives and innovations illustrate the new emerging model.

Audience will learn:

• The historical development model: what was it based on?
• Necessity for change
• Features of the new development model
• Initiatives and innovations: examples from several airport areas with a focus on Paris-CDG
• Conclusion: a world of opportunities

Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

13:45 - 14:10 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Development of cohesive airport city/urban environments
Synopsis: True cohesive precincts that act as mixed-use centres within the growing densities of polycentric cities.